Benex School Ryu Hakubutsu Benex Dinosaur Museum

A museum where you can see and experience the history of dinosaurs in Nagasaki City

Japan's third museum dedicated to dinosaurs will open in Nagasaki City, a treasure trove of fossils, in October 3 at Mozaki Dinosaur Park in Nagasaki.

There's also a 13-meter-long Tyrannosaurus full-body skeleton replica that can only be seen here in Japan, a corner where you can touch real fossils, and a realistic reconstructed robot dinosaur! You can see, touch, feel and learn about ancient history.

More than 1,300 fossils have been discovered in Nagasaki City so far, all of which date back an astonishing 8,100 million years. The fossilized teeth of a large tyrannosaurid, excavated for the first time in Japan in 2015, were found in the late Cretaceous strata (Mitsuse Formation). This proves that carnivorous dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurids did indeed inhabit Nagasaki City.

Approximately 180 diverse specimens are on display in the permanent exhibition room. Enjoy the dynamic and unique fossil exhibits, including tyrannosaurids, triceratops, and Kubinagaryu.

At the open lab, you can take a close look at the laboratory, which is the first natural history museum in Kyushu to use an X-ray CT system, and the cleaning room where fossils are carved out of rocks.

In addition to dinosaur fossils that have already been discovered in Nagasaki City, we will also display actual fossils that will be discovered in the future, so as an ever-evolving museum, you are sure to find something different every time.

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